Shloka 56
Arjuna’s Himalayan Departure and the Commencement of Severe Tapas
Janamejaya’s Inquiry; Sages Approach Śiva
ततः शक्राशनिसमैर्मुष्टिभिर्भुशदारुणै: । किरातरूपी भगवानर्दयामास फाल्गुनम्,तदनन्तर किरातरूपी भगवान् शिव भी अत्यन्त दारुण और इन्द्रके वज़के समान दुःसह मुक्कोंसे मारकर अर्जुनको पीड़ा देने लगे
tataḥ śakrāśanisamair muṣṭibhir bhūśadāruṇaiḥ | kirātarūpī bhagavān ardayāmāsa phālgunam ||
Pagkaraan, ang Mapalad na Panginoon, na nasa anyong Kirāta, ay nagsimulang hampasin si Phālguna (Arjuna) ng mga suntok na ubod ng bagsik at bigat, di-matiis, na parang vajra ni Indra. Sa mabangis na pagsubok na ito, pinapasan ni Arjuna ang sakit at pagkapahiya upang mabasag ang kanyang pagmamataas, at upang ang kanyang pagiging karapat-dapat sa biyayang banal at sa mas mataas na sandata ay masuri at mapino.
किरयात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual and ethical fitness is proven through endurance and humility: even a great warrior must be tested, have ego challenged, and remain steadfast in tapas and dharma before receiving divine favor.
Śiva, disguised as a Kirāta, intensifies the combat and pummels Arjuna with thunderbolt-like blows, deliberately causing suffering as part of a divine test that will culminate in recognition and the granting of boons/weapons.